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6 people died due to the drowning of a tourist submarine in Red Sea near Egypt. Nine people have been injured in the accident, which took place one kilometer from the Egyptian Herghada Holiday Resort, 4 of which is in critical condition.
There were about 44 passengers, including children, in a submarine named Sindabad. All these passengers were Russia citizens, about 29 people have been rescued.
It has been feared that underwater In a depth of 65 feet This submarine one Got into the rock. This was then drowned due to water pressure. However, no clear reason has been ascertained yet.
The submarine can go to a depth of 72 feet About 21 ambulances were sent to the spot. Seeing the condition of the injured, they were admitted to the local hospital itself. The submarine came to see the coral reef (coral mural) and tropical fish inside the sea.
The submarine designed in Finland can take 44 passengers and two crew members to 72 feet depth at a time. In this, the big ticket was $ 69 (6 thousand rupees) and 33 dollars (3 thousand rupees) of children.
Egypt lost 3 people due to boat overturning last year The operator company of this submarine claims that there are only 14 real entertainment submarines in the world, of which it has two.
There have been reports of such incidents in Egypt before. In November last year, a tourist boat carrying 44 passengers was drowned in Red-C near Egypt’s Marsa Alam.
The investigation revealed that the boat overturned after hitting a large wave. The boat had 13 and 31 foreign nationals of Egypt. 3 people died in the accident.
